Everyone remembers the attack on the Mumbai railway station on 26/11, the gunmen walking the platforms, more than fifty people killed. Almost nobody remembers the announcer whose voice sent hundreds of strangers running the other way while the bullets were still flying.
His name is Vishnu Dattaram Zende.
On the night of 26 November 2008, he was on duty in the announcer's cabin at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a raised glass room looking out over the platforms. It was near the end of his shift when he heard a loud blast and gunfire, and saw people running.
Two terrorists had walked into the busiest station in the country and begun shooting everyone in sight. At that station alone, they would kill more than fifty people.
From his cabin he could see the whole layout, and he understood something fast. Local trains were still pulling in, each one about to pour hundreds of passengers straight onto the platforms where the gunmen were standing.
He had a microphone that reached every platform. He decided to use it, even though it meant staying exactly where he was, in full view, instead of hiding.
He began making announcements, over and over, in Hindi and Marathi, telling people not to come to the main concourse, telling them to leave by the rear exits, warning them away from the guns.
Hundreds of people changed direction because of that voice and walked out of the station instead of into the bullets.
The terrorists worked out where the announcements were coming from. They came and stood almost directly below his cabin. One of them fired up toward him. He kept low, waited, and when he could, went back to the microphone.
He was an ordinary railway announcer on an ordinary shift. He had no weapon and no protection, just a mic and a clear view of what was coming. He stayed at his post and used the one tool he had to push strangers out of the path of the killers.
The men with the rifles are the names everyone remembers from that station. The voice that quietly saved hundreds of the people they came to kill belonged to Vishnu Zende.
Noida Police arrested Ruchika Singh in connection with allegations that she used abusive and indecent language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Jantar Mantar protest. Well Done Noida Police. Dil khush kar diya. 👏🙌🙌
Meet Vaibhav Tiwari :
> He is a 13 years old Brahmin kid.
> Working for his family livelihood.
> His father has been in coma since years.
> Vaibhav is enrolled in a govt school.
> He wants to study but he has no option.
But the govt will call him privileged. There are many UC children like Vaibhav who are working at such a young age, yet they don't receive any support from the system.
This is the time 🔥
Only unity can turn this movement into a powerful nationwide voice.
Let’s stand together for the removal of reservations.
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Children of police personnel who were injured during Cockroach protest have come forward demanding support for their parents.
They are GenZ too, they are students too,
Listen to them!
The person who is asking to withdraw complaints filed against criminals during the regime change protest has threatened me for exposing his ecosystem!
They say they believe in the constitution.
The originality of this video offended many people, and someone tried to get it removed from YouTube, Now liberals find your beloved Gen-Z abuser in the video here.🫰
@__Ruchir__ Bro Please document this video as well if possible 🙏
Really grateful for the words of encouragement.
Ensuring safe food for every citizen is a collective responsibility, and whatever we have been able to achieve is the result of the dedication of the entire Maharashtra FDA team & the cooperation of responsible stakeholders.
Masterclass response by Tukaram Munde!
Rajdeep had a very wierd question to ask the officer who is merely enforcing norms for food safety and public health. The question: If food establishments are regulated and licenses suspended over non-compliance, wont it affect the restaurant and street food business and thereby lead to unemployment?
The answer: A good hotel will employ 20-30 people, but will feed 100s of customers daily. Isn't the health and well-being of those customers more important than the employment and income of a few? 🤌🤌
Wish we had more officers like him in our bureaucracy. The country would be fixed in one fortnight. 😒
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🔥 1990: When students bu₹ned themselves because a PM sold their future for votes
VP Singh forced Mandal overnight. 27% extra quota. Total reservation near 50%. No debate. Just pure caste arithmetic to save his government.
Students hit the streets. Rajiv Goswami set himself on fire. Dozens more followed. Over 60 dead. Hundreds scarred.
Chants were simple and angry: — “VP Singh murdabad”
Mandal Commission down down.
This wasn’t justice. This was the state telling hardworking students that marks mean less than a caste certificate.
Any government that plays with youth’s future for votes deserves every bit of that rage.